Program tonight on global warming and disease

Wednesday

Jan 9, 2013 at 12:01 AM

The Ocean Explorium continues its new Global Voice Science on a Sphere Evening Series this evening with "Global Fever: Infectious Disease and Climate Change" with James T. Griffith, Ph.D., CLS (NCA), chancellor professor and chairperson of the Department of Medical Laboratory Science at UMass Dartmouth.

The Ocean Explorium continues its new Global Voice Science on a Sphere Evening Series this evening with "Global Fever: Infectious Disease and Climate Change" with James T. Griffith, Ph.D., CLS (NCA), chancellor professor and chairperson of the Department of Medical Laboratory Science at UMass Dartmouth.

The evening will begin at 6 with a Science on a Sphere presentation on the spread of deadly diseases around the globe. Dr. Griffith will then explain how climate change can contribute to this phenomenon. Changes in climatic conditions have resulted in microbial responses that, in hindsight, might have been anticipated, but now are posing problems for humans. Join this discussion of the likely future of infectious disease in the first half of the 21st century.

Through a special partnership with its Purchase Street neighbors, the Ocean Explorium invites Global Voice attendees to "continue their conversation" over dinner at the new (BYOB) Urban Grille restaurant, perhaps with a bottle of wine from Travessia Urban Winery. Travessia will remain open until 8 p.m. on Global Voice evenings to allow our guests ample time to select a wine for dinner. As an added incentive, both Purchase Street partners will offer a 20 percent discount for Global Voice attendees that night. (The Urban Grille discount applies to the regular menu only, not the "Date Night" specials.)

Global Voice admission is $5 for members, $10 for non-members, $8 for seniors and $3 for children.

The Ocean Explorium is located at 174 Union St. in downtown New Bedford and is handicap accessible via the rear entrance. Visit the Ocean Explorium website, www.oceanexplorium.org, or call (508) 994-5400 for program schedules, directions or other information.